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Introducing Linux to Joe Average
eco2geek writes "The local "alternative newspaper" is running a cover story titled 'The Rebel Alliance: An unlikely army of hacker hippies, geek visionaries, idealistic teachers and corporate giants is making Portland ground zero of a digital revolution.' I'm not sure I'd go so far as to call Portland 'ground zero' of anything, but the article does give the average reader a good introduction to what Linux is, why it's important, and some of the politics surrounding it. (The article also mentions 'the frenetic Slashdot.org.' :-)"
Luki.org, a German organisation for the spread of the word of Linux in Christian Churches, created a very good "Uberzeugungsmappe", a convincement paper for Joe Enduser. It is slightly outdated and probably not available in English but you could try to tranlate it via Babelfish and correct the mistakes.
Download the German paper in OpenOffice Format or as pdf. More about the Luki-Organisation in English
It would be very helpful to get an English translation of this very good LUKI "Uberzeugungsmappe" paper
The sad part is the national government is in bed with Microsoft.
Wow, you need to take off the tin-foil had buddy.
I've been working for 26 years on govt. contracts using just about every flavor of *NIX you can think of. There's no great love for Richmond any more than there is for other large companies. Now if you're talking about lobbists being in bed with govt...that's an entirely different story.
Just another day in Paradise
Using a little hack called page five of a four page story:
http://www.willametteweek.com/story.php?story=4764 &page=5
He who laughs last is stuck in a time dilation bubble.
Clam Antivirus is a GPL anti-virus scanner that can be set to scan all passing mail.
Oh, and it was the first AV software to have a working definition of MyDoom (which they labeled "Worm.SCO.A") - faster than all of the commercial antivirus vendors.
Chalk another one up for Open Software. Working together you can analyse virus code faster!
Well shit, who would have thought it...
An infinite number of monkeys will eventually come up with the complete works of
Linus Torvalds can go anywhere. It's probably no accident that he and the The Open Source Development Lab are in Portland. (Beaverton is one of the towns that are part of the metropolitan area of 1.4 million people called Portland.)
Portland has the largest bookstore in the world.
Portland has one of the largest and most successful dealers in contemporary art in the world. The gallery has a funny name, but shows the work of over 1,100 artists.
Portland has the largest park inside a city in the world. The park has over 74 miles of wilderness hiking trails.
Portland is the home of Pink Martini, a band that writes multi-cultural songs. One of Pink Martini's songs was once one of the most popular songs in France. You can listen to the music video.
It's a 55 minute drive from downtown Portland to the ski areas. "World Class Skiing in Your Own Backyard."
The K-12 Linux Project, in Portland, is one of the more successful projects for giving Linux to average users, who in this case are students.
Portland borders on the confluence of the Willamette River and the Columbia River, one of the largest rivers in the world. The Columbia River Gorge, on the eastern edge of Portland, is a world class wind-surfing area.
On the other hand: Q. Why do hippies come to Portland? A. Because there are no jobs.
Many people don't like the months of rain every year. They say Portland is the perfect place for slugs and ducks. (However, the rain cleans the air.)